# Accident 20200919022139A: North American B-25N, Stockton, CA, September 19, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2020, 19:22 local time
- Place: Stockton, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9092° N, 121.3405° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9092&lon=-121.3405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7946C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7946C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American B-25N (registry code 6400712, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-b-25n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-2600 series (registry code 67050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-2600-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN B-25N
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R-2600 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 296 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200919022139A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT WHILE ENROUTE FROM VACAVILLE, CA AIRPORT (VCV) TO STOCKTON, CA AIRPORT (SCK) MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO ENGINE/FUEL PRESSURE FAILURE AND CRASHED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 5.5 MILES WEST OF SCK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR20LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA311), Sep 20, 2020: North American B25N (N7946C), Stockton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the erroneous fuel gauge indications and inadequate preflight planning and inspection

## Other reports on N7946C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820913054159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820913054159I), Sep 13, 1982: Namer B25N (N7946C), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Double engine failure due to a crossfeed restriction and defective electric fuel boost pump.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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